majorparkinson
If you were in the crowd at Vulkan Arena last Saturday you may have noticed that Jon was struggling physically, walking on and off stage towards the end of the show, and not coming out for encores in usual fashion. A lot of people have been concerned, so we want to shed some light on the situation now and inform that the discomfort Jon was feeling was actually a massive heart attack. He tried to play through the pain, and managed to finish the concert, but after the last song he collapsed backstage and flatlined. An episode of this severity has a very low survival rate. But crew and band members were at hand to help immediately and call the emergency services. And due to an unrelated incident (a guardian angel troublemaker), police officers were already present outside the venue, so within minutes trained personnel were able to start treatment. All our love and gratitude at this point go to these near-divine beings of our emergency services – without the work that you do this post could have been quite different. We won’t go into detail on the events, but Jon was taken to the hospital and has gotten the best possible treatment by the best possible people.
The long road to recovery has started, but Jon is ahead of schedule - awake, on his feet, and most importantly, he is lucid and his usual morbid and dark-humored self. At this stage, there is no telling how long this will take, and we will all need to have a lot of patience in this process. But both Jon, his family and we have high hopes for a full recovery – and a return to the stage – in time. He has plenty of quality literature to keep him occupied, as you can see. He tells us to say hi and thank you to all the people who have expressed concern in the past few days.
And so, for obvious reasons, the shows at @usf.verftet and @spillestedetstengade have been postponed until further notice. While clearly this isn't the way any of us wanted the release tour to end, sometimes you are stopped in your tracks by greater powers. We love you and hope that we'll be able to see you again soon!
@periii.winkle @teslacoilkid @sondrumsn @gompee @hanlarsz @esnalabu @moronpolicehq @jonenesse @robinaas @technicolorblueskies
Originally Posted by alanterrill
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